Thursday, June 5, 2008

Water Quality Workshop for Educators

As part of the Environmental Educators Leadership Program the Virginia Office of Environmental Education is coordinating a series of workshops by experts in water resources. The “It’s Our Water” workshop which will be held at Fairy Stone State Park on Monday June 23rd from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This free workshop focuses on training educators to conduct field-based water education and would be appropriate for non-formal and formal educators. If possible, please share this opportunity with your respective groups and networks.


It’s Our Water: A Workshop for Environmental Educators
Monday, June 23, 2008
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Fairy Stone State Park 967 Fairystone Lake Dr Stuart, VA 24171

Topics to be covered:
· Water quality and quantity, explored through monitoring, demonstrations, videos, and classroom activities
· Field exploration of water bodies, including physical, chemical and biological parameters
· Impacts individual choices and actions have on water quality and quantity.
· Adaptations for Virginia specific activities

Space is limited so please register by June 15th so adequate supplies may be purchased. Please contact David Ruble with the Virginia Office of Environmental Education to register for this workshop via email at dnruble@deq.virginia.gov or phone (804) 698-4039.

This workshop is sponsored by the Virginia Office of Environmental Education, Department of Environmental Quality, as part of the Environmental Educators Leadership Program.

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